Watching this guy catch a foul ball in his beer during Wednesday night’s Mariners-Astros game, then chug it, reminds me of those Buf Light “Real American Hero” ads. So on this day, we salute you, Mister Catch a Foul Ball With Your Beer Guy…

As a freelance cartoonist small business owner, this video created by the comedy troupe FreeLoveForum for AdobeTV is fantastically on point. Hopefully, my clients will never find out the truth…

For those of you not fortunately enough to hear sports radio personality Mike Francesa while traversing I-95, here’s the WFAN’s top dog introducing listeners to the new Pope in 112 hypnotizing seconds of pure brilliance.

Here’s a taste of Francesa’s brilliance:

“The cardinal… this is it… the arch bishop of.. but he’s an arch bishop. Oh, this is it… it is… this is the Pope From Buenos Aries? From Argentina? He’s it? Is that it? ”

“Jorge Mario… Berg… ber… ber-goal-io? That it, he’s the new Pope?

[h/t Jimmy Traina]

This is why I love the internet.

Back in 1986, notoriously shy cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the much beloved “The Far Side,” sat down for a terrific profile piece on 20/20. There are all sorts of cool gems throughout this clip, including Larson’s Mom reading lines from “Mr. Bear Squash-You-All-Flat,” one of his favorite books growing up.

There is also a part devoted to Larson’s criticism of the marketing and merchandising aspect of his comic’s success.

“I think it’s getting to be these days almost where the comic pages are becoming mostly little advertising vehicles for other things that are where the real money is,” Larson said. “I think it sucks. I think it should be humor. ”

Watch the video:

[ h/t Tyson Cole via The Daily Cartoonist ]

Here’s a recent piece of hate mail I received about my recent cartoon criticizing the Boy Scouts for their ban on gay scouts and scoutmasters:

“Hard to believe what a POS Tormoe is, I think he will be the merit badge counselor for Fisting Merit Badge? It appears as a giant ahole he has the experience, hehehe. All the homosexual fire fighters, police and soldiers can stay home, easy choice.”

Here’s the cartoon in question:

Republican also-ran Mike Protack, a Delaware politician who has the distinction of losing every race he’s ever run in, also didn’t appreciate my opinion. He decided to take to trolling my Facebook page:

Just because he’s a bigoted troll doesn’t mean he’s not capable of putting together a thought-provoking response to my opinion that it hurts the Boy Scouts in the long run to be so aggressive towards gay scouts:

Written for WHYY/Newsworks

It’s that time again. All across the region, girls have begun peddling their delicious cookies, dutifully stationed outside of Wawas and grocery stores and going door-to-door with Thin Mints, Tagalongs and the rest of your resolution-destroying favorites.

I bet when you bent over to give that little girl your $20 for those delectable treats, the last thing on your mind was, “I wonder if she’s gay.” Like most Americans, you were probably more focused on helping fund a great scouting organization that has helped mold millions of young girls into upstanding citizens than the sexuality of the children in question. (more…)

Curious why the Weather Channel started naming winter storms? Their explanation:

During the upcoming 2012-13 winter season The Weather Channel will name noteworthy winter storms. Our goal is to better communicate the threat and the timing of the significant impacts that accompany these events. The fact is, a storm with a name is easier to follow, which will mean fewer surprises and more preparation…

This is an ambitious project. However, the benefits will be significant. Naming winter storms will raise the awareness of the public, which will lead to more pro-active efforts to plan ahead, resulting in less impact and inconvenience overall…

Finally, it might even be fun and entertaining and that in itself should breed interest from our viewing public and our digital users.

Coming soon from the Weather Channel – sponsored storms! Hurricane Doritos is bearing down on the Northeast! Winter Storm Comcast is on the move!

Whenever I’m asked to speak at events or tell anyone that I’m a cartoonist, people are always fascinated with the process I use to draw cartoons. I wanted to use Twitter’s cool new App, Vine, to show this, but since it won’t work on my iPod Touch, I had to settle for making a simple gif:

Here’s the finished cartoon I drew for Media Matters, about Sarah Palin no longer getting $15 per word to spew nonsense on Fox News:

Check out PTI host Tony Kornheiser circa 1989 (sporting a thick mane of hair) interviewing the Playboy “Girls of Washington”from Champions Sports Bar in Virginia.

Also included in the creepiness are former Redskins Offensive Lineman George Starke and Tight End Craig McEwen, former Cowboys/Rams Wide Receiver Lance Rentzel, as well Don Geronimo, Michael O’Harro and Washington sports legend Andy Ockershausen.

As a political cartoonist, I always love to look back at history through cartoons of the time.

Check out this cool cartoon by Charles Davidson, drawn for the Glasgow Evening Times and reprinted in the New York Times back on April 3, 1932.

Back in February of 1923, Adolph Hitler decided to run against German President Paul von Hindenburg in the Presidential election (and had to become a German citizen on February 25, 1932 to do so). In March of 1932, Hindenburg won the election, but was only able to secure 49.6 percent of the vote (Hitler received 30.1 percent), triggering a second election.

Hidenberg won with a majority of votes in the run-off election of April 1932, and was successfully re-elected.

Although the cartoon depicts Hitler as little more than a nuisance to Hindenberg prior to the run-off election, it established Hitler as a strong force in German politics. In fact, after two further parliamentary elections (in July and November 1932) hadn’t created a majority government, and under pressure from influential politicians, industrialists and businessmen to form an effective government, Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor, something he had promised he would never do.